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Indian Hills Community College

Ottumwa, IA

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Admissions

No PrescreenScholarship AuditionScholarship InterviewUniversity App Required

Audition format

In-Person or Virtual

Program profile

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Admissions

No PrescreenScholarship AuditionScholarship InterviewUniversity App Required

Audition format

In-Person or Virtual

Program profile

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Brass

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Program snapshot

Admissions

No PrescreenScholarship AuditionScholarship InterviewUniversity App Required

Audition format

In-Person or Virtual

Program profile

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Training

•Applied music concentration area named in the IHCC Music Transfer Pathway

•Music theory and theory lab sequence supports transfer into four-year music programs

•Brass lessons can feed both Concert Band and Jazz Band section work across the six-term transfer sequence.

•The route develops breath, articulation, and ensemble blend for a multi-instrument metal-wind family.

Performance & Productions

•Jazz Band performs each term, at the annual Holiday Concert, JazzFest, and home basketball games

•Concert Band opportunities include woodwinds, brass, and percussion

Facilities

•St. John Auditorium, one of the finest performance facilities in southeast Iowa

•Practice rooms in the Arts and Sciences complex

Degree Flexibility

•Prepares for transfer into music, music education, or performance-related bachelor's programs

School Info

Snapshot

40%

Grad Rate

1.5K

Enrollment

$41K

Earnings

10yr after

Costs & Aid

In-State Tuition

$9,600

Before aid

Out-of-State Tuition

$6,120

Before aid

Cost of Attendance

$30,752

Before aid

Average Net Price

$10,693

After aid

Official source College Scorecard

Program info updated Aug 7, 12:00 AM

Program Highlights

Training

•Applied music concentration area named in the IHCC Music Transfer Pathway

•Music theory and theory lab sequence supports transfer into four-year music programs

•Brass lessons can feed both Concert Band and Jazz Band section work across the six-term transfer sequence.

•The route develops breath, articulation, and ensemble blend for a multi-instrument metal-wind family.

Performance & Productions

•Jazz Band performs each term, at the annual Holiday Concert, JazzFest, and home basketball games

•Concert Band opportunities include woodwinds, brass, and percussion

Facilities

•St. John Auditorium, one of the finest performance facilities in southeast Iowa

•Practice rooms in the Arts and Sciences complex

Degree Flexibility

•Prepares for transfer into music, music education, or performance-related bachelor's programs

Program Highlights

Training

•Applied music concentration area named in the IHCC Music Transfer Pathway

•Music theory and theory lab sequence supports transfer into four-year music programs

•Brass lessons can feed both Concert Band and Jazz Band section work across the six-term transfer sequence.

•The route develops breath, articulation, and ensemble blend for a multi-instrument metal-wind family.

Performance & Productions

•Jazz Band performs each term, at the annual Holiday Concert, JazzFest, and home basketball games

•Concert Band opportunities include woodwinds, brass, and percussion

Facilities

•St. John Auditorium, one of the finest performance facilities in southeast Iowa

•Practice rooms in the Arts and Sciences complex

Degree Flexibility

•Prepares for transfer into music, music education, or performance-related bachelor's programs

Key Info

Enrollment Term

Fall 2027

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The university application must be submitted before the audition.

Scholarships · indianhills.edu

Scholarship Audition and Interview Requirements

These requirements are from the Fall 2026 entry cycle. Fall 2027 requirements are typically posted between August and October and usually change only slightly — confirm on the official source before submitting.

Optional audition and interview for scholarship consideration only; they are not required for program admission.

Repertoire List

•Scholarship audition repertoire

•Prepare two selections in the jazz style

•Contest pieces are acceptable

•You may be asked to sight-read and play a selection following your audition

Letters of Recommendation

•Required for scholarship consideration

•At least one letter from a high school theatre or music director, art teacher, counselor, principal, or community organization music/theatre director

•Upload with the scholarship application, email to Jennifer.Boyenga@indianhills.edu, or mail to IHCC

Scholarships · indianhills.edu

Good to Know

Open Admission

•No audition required for program admission

•Apply through the IHCC online application

Scholarship Information

•Complete the Online Scholarship Audition and Interview Registration Form to schedule

•First scholarships awarded in May; additional awards throughout the academic year

•Students may audition in more than one Performing & Visual Arts area

Participation Requirements

•Scholarship recipients must participate in assigned musical ensembles and activities for the full academic year

•Must maintain minimum 2.0 GPA

Current Form Status

•The linked scholarship form currently lists anticipated start terms only through Spring 2026; contact Performing & Visual Arts faculty to confirm scholarship availability for a later entry term

Transfer Pathway

This is a transfer pathway degree built to transfer into a four-year program. Confirm which universities it articulates to, and which credits carry over, before you enroll.

What's The Process

No Audition Required

•Program admission is through open enrollment at IHCC

Scholarship Audition

•By appointment with Music faculty

•In person at Ottumwa campus or virtual via YouTube, Dropbox, or Zoom

•Jazz Band audition guidelines are the published scholarship path for instrumental brass players

•Faculty interview follows the audition

Scholarship Info

•Over $100,000 in tuition scholarships awarded annually by the Performing & Visual Arts Department

•More than half awarded to first-year students

•First scholarships awarded in May; additional awards throughout the academic year

School Info

Snapshot

40%

Grad Rate

1.5K

Enrollment

$41K

Earnings

10yr after

Costs & Aid

In-State Tuition

$9,600

Before aid

Out-of-State Tuition

$6,120

Before aid

Cost of Attendance

$30,752

Before aid

Average Net Price

$10,693

After aid

Official source College Scorecard

Training

•Applied music concentration area named in the IHCC Music Transfer Pathway

•Music theory and theory lab sequence supports transfer into four-year music programs

•Brass lessons can feed both Concert Band and Jazz Band section work across the six-term transfer sequence.

•The route develops breath, articulation, and ensemble blend for a multi-instrument metal-wind family.

Performance & Productions

•Jazz Band performs each term, at the annual Holiday Concert, JazzFest, and home basketball games

•Concert Band opportunities include woodwinds, brass, and percussion

Facilities

•St. John Auditorium, one of the finest performance facilities in southeast Iowa

•Practice rooms in the Arts and Sciences complex

Degree Flexibility

•Prepares for transfer into music, music education, or performance-related bachelor's programs

Updated Aug 7, 12:00 AM